Sunday has two NRL matches with the first game for Round 19 is between Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights with the opening kick to commence at 2:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Centrebet Stadium with the favourite for the match being Newcastle Knights. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights.
WHERE AND WHEN: Centrebet Stadium, Sunday 21st July, 2:00pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Penrith Panthers | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.97 |
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Newcastle Knights
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1.85 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.86 |
Preview:
The Penrith Panthers take on the Newcastle Knights on Sunday, 2.00pm at Centrebet Stadium. The money is shared fairly evenly on this game, with the Knights slight favourites to come away with the points. With seventh hosting sixth at this time of the season, we can expect a closely fought match as both teams look to the finals. This is actually a very key match in terms of the finals, with the loser here perhaps slipping back as far as 10th on the ladder. In terms of form, it’s very hard to pick, with the Panthers having won six of their last eight and the Knights back on track with two wins in as many weeks. This is a very tough game to pick, but one thing is for sure, it will be an intensely fought match.
Teams:
Penrith Panthers:
Matt Moylan, James Roberts, Brad Tighe, Dean Whare, David Simmons, Isaac John, Luke Walsh, Mose Masoe, Kevin Kingston (capt), Tim Grant, Clint Newton, Lewis Brown, Adam Docker. Interchange: James Segeyaro, Cameron Ciraldo, Jeremy Latimore, Ryan Simpkins.
Newcastle Knights:
Darius Boyd, James McManus, Dane Gagai, Joey Leilua, Akuila Uate, Jarrod Mullen (capt), Tyrone Roberts, Kade Snowden, Danny Buderus, Willie Mason, Robbie Rochow, Beau Scott, Jeremy Smith. Interchange: Craig Gower, Chris Houston, Neville Costigan, Korbin Sims, Zane Tetevano (one to be omitted).
Referees: Ashley Klein, Adam Devcich.
Panthers re-sign Roberts for 2 more years
Penrith have extended the contract of young winger James Roberts for the next two NRL seasons, the club announced on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Roberts has been a mid-season revelation for 2013′s surprise packets Penrith, scoring four tries in four games including a hat-trick in the round 17 thumping of Gold Coast in Darwin.
Roberts had been earmarked as one of the game’s most promising youngsters when he debuted with South Sydney in 2011, before a series of off-field indiscretions threatened to derail his career.
But he has been praised by the Panthers, in particular club supremo Phil Gould, for turning his life around and has been rewarded by the club with a new contract that will keep him at the foot of the mountains for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Panthers general manager rugby league Phil Moss said in a statement: “James has become a very valuable member of the Panthers family since joining the club at the start of the year.
“He is an exciting talent and he is working hard to fulfil his potential as a consistent NRL player”.
On his Twitter account Gould commented: “Congratulations to James Roberts on his new 2 year contract … He has worked very hard .. His best days are ahead.”